Christian is based in our Washington, DC office and is a Senior Vice President of ML Strategies. He assists a variety of clients in their interactions with the federal government.

Prior to joining ML Strategies, Christian spent 20 years on Capitol Hill, the last 10 of which he served as senior counsel and subcommittee staff director on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. In so doing, he served under former chairs Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), and former Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL). In this capacity, his work focused on a broad range of issues, including consumer protection, privacy and data security, cybersecurity, automobile and highway safety, product safety, sports, manufacturing, exports, and trade, while regularly interacting with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Department of Commerce.

Earlier, Christian held senior staff and advisory roles with the House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy & Commerce, where he worked on matters related to the FTC, NHTSA, CPSC, Department of Commerce, and EPA.

Christian also served as a senior legislative assistant to former Reps. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and Bill Luther (D-MN), advising each on Energy & Commerce Committee issues.

White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework, as Competing Congressional Proposals Sharpen the Federal-State Divide — AI: The Washington Report

March 31, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Read about the White House’s new National AI Legislative Framework in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

March 13, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Read about increasing tensions over who will control the rules governing AI in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report.

February 27, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Get the latest on the White House’s opposition to Utah’s AI bill and the new Tech Corps initiative in this edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

February 20, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Read about the FTC’s sharpening focus on AI acquihires in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

February 13, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Read about the FTC’s shift in AI enforcement, NTIA’s BEAD funding uncertainty, and growing federal-state AI tensions in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

February 12, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

New York’s RAISE Act and a forthcoming White House AI security framework signal growing oversight of frontier AI, cybersecurity standards, and state‑federal alignment.

January 13, 2026 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Discover how NIST’s $20M investment in new AI centers and Florida’s proposed AI Bill of Rights may shape the future of US AI policy in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

December 30, 2025 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Aliza Inam

Read about the FTC’s settlement with Instacart and what it signals for companies deploying AI-driven tools in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

December 18, 2025 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Read about the White House’s bold step to reshape AI regulation nationwide in the latest edition of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and ML Strategies covering potential federal legislative, executive, and regulatory activities related to AI.

December 9, 2025 | Article | By Bruce Sokler, Alexander Hecht, Erek Barron, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Nicole Y. Teo

Discover how the Genesis Mission is shaping US AI policy with a federal push for centralized R&D, new AI legislation, and a growing clash with state regulators.